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FactCheck Q&A: does business back Brexit?
The CBI says its members overwhelmingly want Britain to stay in the EU. Does the organisation represent the whole business community?
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Will Brexit hurt science?
Eminent scientists are warning that funding for research is at risk if Britain pulls out of the EU. Are they right?
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Cannabis taxes – money spinner or smoke and mirrors?
Regulating cannabis could earn the government £1bn in taxes a year, a new report established by Lib Dem health spokesperson Norman Lamb says. Really?
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How the migration surge is speeding up
New figures show the scale of the migration surge facing the European Union, with asylum seeker numbers reaching a record high.
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Will Brexit protect Britain from terrorism?
Does Britain’s membership of the EU makes us less safe? That’s what Leave campaigners Iain Duncan Smith and Boris Johnson have suggested, among others. Mr Duncan Smith said last month that a Paris-style attack is more likely to happen here if the UK votes to Remain in the EU. And Boris Johnson wrote in a…
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FactCheck Q&A: will Brexit lead to independence for Scotland?
Will a vote to leave the EU automatically trigger another referendum on Scottish independence?
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FactCheck Q&A: are Londoners getting a good deal on affordable housing?
Boris Johnson’s record on affordable housing is under scrutiny as the race to decide the next Mayor of London gets underway.
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Boris on Brexit
Boris Johnson grabbed most of the newspaper front pages this morning after announcing he will be campaigning for Britain to leave the EU.
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How Britain is split on the EU
Polling research suggests the UK is deeply divided on whether to back Brexit or vote for the country to stay in the EU.
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Why the Zika conspiracies don’t stand up
Conspiracy theories are blaming the Zika health crisis on everything from pesticides to genetically modified mosquitoes. Don’t bite.
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Has Donald Trump been rewriting history again?
Donald Trump is taking fire from US fact-checkers over dubious claims that he was against the US-led invasion of Iraq from the outset.
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How much is the doctors’ strike about patient safety?
“Tired doctors make mistake,” proclaim the placards. True – but will junior doctors face longer hours under their controversial new contract?
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Where in Britain will Syrian refugees live?
Britain has pledged to take in 4,000 Syrian refugees a year until 2020. Will they, like asylum claimants, end up living in the country’s poorest areas?
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Are most migrants and refugees women and children?
Women and children now outnumber men among people trying to get into Europe, according to a charity. Fact or fiction?
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Has Cameron changed his tune on Europe?
The Prime Minister says he has persuaded Brussels to give Britain a blueprint for “substantial change”. Reality or rhetoric?